Re: good sites to learn about wsus??

"tlyczko" <> wrote in message
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> Can anyone recommend good sites for learning about WSUS??

The best place to start is the Product Documentation
- Deployment Guide
- Operations Guide
- Step By Step (Installation) Guide
which is all found in the TechNet Library at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...96(WS.10).aspx

The next best resource would be an archive of this newsgroup, if only a
reliable one actually existed.
I'm hearing mixed comments about Google Groups these days, but that would be
the place to start.

Then an archive that is easy to access is the Win2008\WSUS forum on Technet
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...rwsus/threads/

Finally, I've done a series of webcasts (6 or 7, I think) over the past
several months that I think* are pretty good resources for learning about
WSUS. You can find those webcast in the Webcasts Library at EminentWare's
website:
https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/m...0/default.aspx


* bias acknowledged


> I particularly want to learn how to reduce the number of updates one
> must review and approve,

The webcast on WSUS Operations (the first one I did) may be a good source of
information for this question.
https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/media/p/216.aspx


> and how to ensure that the WSUS server gets
> and provides the same files as would running MS Updates manually every
> month.

That's a bit harder to do, because both tools don't always have the same
content.

But ultimately it revolves around the WSUS Administrator being familiar with
the content being released, and ensuring that required update are properly
approved.


--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2010)

My Blog: http://onsitechsolutions.spaces.live.com
Microsoft WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin

"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:

> "tlyczko" <> wrote in message
> news:56bd360b-7970-4dd3-8beb-...
> > Can anyone recommend good sites for learning about WSUS??
>
> The best place to start is the Product Documentation
> - Deployment Guide
> - Operations Guide
> - Step By Step (Installation) Guide
> which is all found in the TechNet Library at
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...96(WS.10).aspx
>
> The next best resource would be an archive of this newsgroup, if only a
> reliable one actually existed.
> I'm hearing mixed comments about Google Groups these days, but that would be
> the place to start.
>
> Then an archive that is easy to access is the Win2008\WSUS forum on Technet
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...rwsus/threads/
>
> Finally, I've done a series of webcasts (6 or 7, I think) over the past
> several months that I think* are pretty good resources for learning about
> WSUS. You can find those webcast in the Webcasts Library at EminentWare's
> website:
> https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/m...0/default.aspx

Very useful, thanks Lawrence.
>
>
> * bias acknowledged
>
>



> > I particularly want to learn how to reduce the number of updates one
> > must review and approve,
>
> The webcast on WSUS Operations (the first one I did) may be a good source of
> information for this question.
> https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/media/p/216.aspx
>
>
> > and how to ensure that the WSUS server gets
> > and provides the same files as would running MS Updates manually every
> > month.
>
> That's a bit harder to do, because both tools don't always have the same
> content.
>
> But ultimately it revolves around the WSUS Administrator being familiar with
> the content being released, and ensuring that required update are properly
> approved.
>
>
> --
> Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
> Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
> Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2010)
>
> My Blog: http://onsitechsolutions.spaces.live.com
> Microsoft WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
> My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin
>
> .
>